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BEN HUTCHISON JOINING US LIVE IN
MILWAUKEE.
WHAT YOU SEEING OUT THERE
TONIGHT?
>> IT IS A LIGHT, FLUFFY SNOW.
YOU CAN SEE DAY HAD LAID THAT
PRETREATMENT DOWN.
IT APPEARS TO BE WORKING.
IT IS WET, SO IT HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BE SLIPPERY.
102 TRUCKS
ARE PLOWING THE
STREETS.
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, PEOPLE WERE
PREPARING FOR THE STORM.
WITH THE SNOW FINALLY
FALLING BUSINESSES LIKE VILLAGE
, ACE HARDWARE ON MILWAUKEE'S
EAST SIDE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
WINTER RUSH.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN
LOOKING FOR SNOWBLOWERS.
>> THE LAST 48 HOURS, EXTREMELY
BUSY, PRODUCTS FLYING OFF THE
SHELVES.
JON HEILMAN PICKED UP A
SHOVEL-SCRAPER COMBO.
>>
IF I HAVE TO SHOVEL MY CAR
OUT AFTER THE SNOW, THIS IS WHAT
I NEED TO DO THAT.
>> BY EARLY EVENING SIDEWALKS
, COVERED IN SNOW DRIVERS TAKING
THEIR TIME GETTING PLACE TO
PLACE, PLOWS WORKING TO SALT THE
ROADS.
>> WE ARE ENJOYING OURSELVES.
>> THE LAROCHE FAMILY FROM SOUTH
MILWAUKEE, TAKING A STROLL IN
CATHEDRAL SQUARE.
>> IT IS GOOD FOR CHRISTMAS
WEATHER.
>> EVERYONE GETTING INTO THE
HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
THIS YEAR?
WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THAT'S
, FOR ONLY SANTA TO KNOW.
WHAT WE'RE ALL GETTING IS A
REMINDER OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
LIVE IN WISCONSIN IN DECEMBER
.
AT THE SALT YARD, CREWS HAVE
BEEN MOVING IN AND OUT.
THE WORK
CONTINUES THROUGH THE
NIGHT INTO THE MORNING.

The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works is trying to put residents' minds at ease, promising it’s ready for snow this weekend.

The city deployed 102 salt trucks at 2 p.m. Saturday to start salting and pretreating the streets.

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Up to 175 garbage and recycling trucks mounted with plow blades will on the streets by 6 a.m. Sunday.

According to DPW Director of Operations, Laura Daniels, crews have been preparing for a potentially messy weekend since Wednesday.

"You may have noticed white stripes on the streets, we did that Wednesday," Daniels said. "The reason for the solution is it helps prevent the snow from binding and bonding to the pavement and allows us to push the snow easier."

The DPW Commissioner, Ghassan Korban, said last year, crews mostly spread the solution on bridges. But they used it on more roads preparing for this storm.

Another change this season is the salt itself. According to Daniels it has an "oatmeal consistency."

"If you've driven behind a salt truck in past it bounces and goes under parked cars and not where we want it," Daniels said. "The prewetting of the salt will help it go where we want it to be in the driving lanes."

Daniels also reminded everyone of the parking regulations. She wants drivers to obey the signs, and to remember if there's a DPW operation Saturday, all streets will have alternate side parking. You can sign up for snow alerts at Milwaukee.gov. If you have concerns call 414-286-CITY.